At the Battle of Vertières on November 18, 1803, French General Rochambeau of Napoleon's army surrendered to General Janjak Desalin, Hayti's founding father. Below is the video recording of our 19th annual #FreeHaiti Nov 18th Teach-in to celebrate the Haytian victory, the Hayti fight song that sustained the Hayti freedom warriors, along with the French's Act of Surrender. We also post here the Haitian Lawyers Leadership/AUMOHD's press release about our lawsuit against the illegitimate Ariel Henry government, put in office by the same enslaving nations Vertieres stood against. They're charged for high crimes and violating Haytian sovereignty and Constitution for requesting foreign troops to invade Hayti with a Chapter7 U.N. shoot to kill mandate. (See PDF of Press Release to help share everywhere.)
A #FreeHaiti Nov 18, 2023 post,HLLN/#FreeHaiti 19th Annual Vertières Teach-in:
Freedom, Equality, or Death! - Soldiers Attack Click Here
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Grenadye Alaso - Soldiers Attack!
Grenadye Alaso!
Sa ki mouri zafè ya yo.
Nanpren manman, nanpren papa.
Sa ki mouri zafè ya yo!
Grenadye alaso sa ki mouri zafè ya yo.
Nanpren manman nanpren papa.
Sa ki mouri n'ap vanje yo!
Grenadye alaso!
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(English Translation)
Soldiers attack!
Those who die, death, it doesn't matter.
There are no mothers here,
no fathers here.
Just soldiers.
Soldiers Attack!
Soldiers attack!
Those who die, death, it doesn't matter.
There are no mothers here,
no fathers here.
Those who die, we will avenge!
Soldiers attack!
(Translated into English by Èzili Dantò of HLLN/#FreeHaiti, Nov 18, 2023, from original French by
Jean Ledan Fils)
On the night of November 18, 1803, a French officer came to propose an armistice.
General-in-Chief Janjak Desalin (Jean-Jacques Dessalines), commanding the Original People's Army (Indigenous Army), told him that he would consider a suspension of hostilities if Rochambeau sent him an officer with his powers according to procedure.
The English at war against France had blocked the harbor. Around 2 a.m., Rochambeau wrote to English Commodore Joshua Loring: "To prevent bloodshed and save the remains of the army of Saint-Domingue
At dawn, Rochambeau asked General Desalin to suspend the hostilities until an agreement is reached with the English.
General Desalin replied: "Go and tell the general Rochambeau that his negotiations with the English don't concern me, that they are waging war for their account, and the Indigenous people (Original people) for theirs. Nevertheless, I grant a suspension of weapons for the day. But, if this period expires, nothing is decided between him and me, I will resume my operations with the greatest force. "
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